§ 106.792

\nThe following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1) Association. – The North Carolina Pork Producers Association, Inc., a North Carolina nonprofit corporation.\n(2) Buyer. – Any person engaged as (i) a commission merchant, (ii) an auction market, or (iii) a livestock market in the business of receiving porcine animals for sale on commission for or on behalf of a pork producer.\n(3) Department. – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.\n(4) Market. – To sell, slaughter for sale, or otherwise dispose of a porcine animal in commerce.\n(5) Person. – An individual, a partnership, a firm, or a corporation.\n(6) Porcine animal. – Swine raised for seed stock, market hogs, or slaughter.\n(7) Pork producer. – A person who (i) is a North Carolina resident, (ii) owns, manages, or has a financial interest in pork production, and (iii) is actively involved in the production of porcine animals. (1991, c. 605, s. 1; 1997-261, s. 79.)